Adoption of pleurectomy and decortication for malignant mesothelioma leads to similar survival as extrapleural pneumonectomy

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BATIREL H. F., METİNTAŞ M., Caglar H. B., AK G., Yumuk P. F., YILDIZELİ B., ...More

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.151, no.2, pp.478-484, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 151 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.121
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.478-484
  • Keywords: malignant pleural mesothelioma, extrapleural pneumonectomy, pleurectomy, decortication, LONG-TERM SURVIVAL, PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA, INTERNATIONAL MESOTHELIOMA, TRIMODALITY THERAPY, RADICAL PLEURECTOMY, SURGERY, PLEURECTOMY/DECORTICATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, MANAGEMENT, MARS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: We changed our surgical approach to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in August 2011 and adopted pleurectomy and decortication (PD) instead of extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). In this study, we analyzed our perioperative and survival results during the 2 periods.